$4,750
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Amber-tinted bisque socket head,brown
glass sleep eyes in half moon shape,dark
eyeliner,painted dark curly lashes,black
brush-stroked brows with feathered
details,accented nostrils,open mouth with
richly-outlined lips,two porcelain upper
teeth,tongue,black mohair bobbed wig over plaster
pate,amber-tinted composition baby body.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: L made in
Germany 12 JDK 243. Comments: Kestner,circa
1912,their portrait of Asian baby in original
GumpÞs costume; GumpÞs,the luxury San Francisco
store,commissioned a small number of the dolls
which they costumed in their own studios using
finest Chinese silks,embroideries and accessories.
Value Points: superb original condition of the
rare doll with finest bisque and
painting,multi-layered original costume including
slippers and cap.